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Fadnavis Urges Humility After Mahayuti's BMC Poll Victory

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addressed winning candidates after the Mahayuti alliance emerged as the largest bloc in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections. He expressed happiness over the victory, attributing it to public trust and hard work, while urging corporators to maintain simplicity and humility in their conduct. Fadnavis emphasized that elected representatives would be judged by their behavior and that he and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde have prepared a long-term plan for Mumbai. Official results show the BJP as the single-largest party with 89 seats, with its alliance partner Shiv Sena (Shinde) securing 29 seats.

Key Points: Maharashtra CM Advises Party Workers Post BMC Election Win

  • Mahayuti largest bloc in BMC
  • BJP single-largest party with 89 seats
  • Fadnavis stresses humility & public conduct
  • Long-term roadmap for Mumbai prepared
  • Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance wins 65 seats
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Maintain simplicity, humility in conduct: Maharashtra CM advises party workers

After Mahayuti's BMC victory, CM Devendra Fadnavis urges corporators to maintain humility and work for Mumbai's citizens.

"Nagarsevaks should maintain simplicity and humility in their conduct, because the public will judge you by your behaviour. - Devendra Fadnavis"

Mumbai, January 17

After the Mahayuti emerged as the largest bloc in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday expressed joy over the victory and urged party corporators to remain humble and work in the interest of Mumbai's citizens.

"Today, I am very happy that through all your hard work and the people's trust in Modiji, the public has given us a big victory. Now, for the next five years, it will be the Mahayuti that remains in power in the BMC in Mumbai," Fadnavis spoke at a gathering while interacting with the winning candidates of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections at Vasant Smruti in Mumbai.

Emphasising responsible governance, the Chief Minister said elected representatives would be judged by their conduct.

"Keeping in mind the trust shown by the people of Mumbai, we must contribute in their interest. Nagarsevaks (corporators) should maintain simplicity and humility in their conduct, because the public will judge you by your behaviour. If anything goes wrong, the people do not blame the corporator alone, but the entire party," he said.

Fadnavis also said that he and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde have prepared a long-term roadmap for the financial capital. "Eknath Shinde and I have prepared a big plan for Mumbai. Going forward, we have a lot of work to do for the city," he added.

According to official figures released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the BMC, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single-largest party, winning 89 seats. The party polled 11,79,273 votes, accounting for 21.58 per cent of the total votes cast, while its vote share among all winning candidates stood at 45.22 per cent.

Its alliance partner, the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, secured 29 seats with 2,73,326 votes, translating into 5.00 per cent of the total vote share. Together, the BJP-Shiv Sena (Shinde) alliance emerged as the largest bloc in the civic body.

On the Opposition side, the Shiv Sena (UBT), which contested in alliance with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), won 65 seats. The UBT-led Sena polled 7,17,736 votes, accounting for 13.13 per cent of the total votes cast, while the MNS won six seats with 74,946 votes and a 1.37 per cent vote share. The Indian National Congress secured 24 seats with 2,42,646 votes, representing 4.44 per cent of the total votes.

Among other parties, the AIMIM won eight seats, the NCP secured three seats, the Samajwadi Party won two seats, and the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) won one seat.

The total votes polled in the election stood at 54,64,412, with 11,677 voters opting for NOTA.

- ANI

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Shreya B
Words are easy, implementation is hard. We hear this 'simplicity and humility' talk after every election. I hope this time it's different. The BMC has so many issues - potholes, waste management, water supply. Please focus on work, not just speeches. 🙏
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Aman W
The numbers show a clear mandate for the Mahayuti. 89 seats for BJP is impressive. Now the alliance must work as one team for Mumbai. Fadnavis-Shinde combo needs to deliver the 'big plan' they mentioned. Excited to see the roadmap!
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Priya S
As a Mumbaikar, my only request is: please fix the roads before monsoon! Every year we suffer. If the new corporators are truly humble, they will walk on these roads themselves and understand our pain. Action speaks louder than words.
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David E
Interesting to see the vote share breakdown. BJP got 21.58% of total votes but 45.22% among winning candidates. Shows the first-past-the-post system at work. The opposition vote is quite fragmented. Hope the victory leads to stable governance for the city.
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Meera T
Humility in politics is rare but essential. I appreciate CM reminding them that one person's mistake tarnishes the whole party. Hope they remember this when dealing with citizens at their offices. No more arrogant 'babu' culture, please!

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